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Dennis Chávez (christened "Dionicio") was born in Los Chávez, Valencia County, New Mexico on April 8, 1888. His parents, David and Paz (Sanchez) Chávez were members of families that had lived in Los Chávez for generations. In 1895, David Chávez moved his family to the Barelas section of Albuquerque…
Biographical information about Thomas B. Catron. CATRON, THOMAS BENTON: Republican; born near Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., October 6, 1840; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1860; served 4 years in Confederate Army during the Civil War; moved to New Mexico…
A brief history of the Historical Society of New Mexico, founded in 1859. The Historical Society of New Mexico (HSNM) was founded on December 26, 1859. It is the oldest historical society west of the Mississippi River. Although HSNM was forced to suspend activities during the Civil War, it…
Summary: Fred Geary was an artist who designed promotional materials about New Mexico for Fred Harvey & Co. Fred Geary was born in 1894 in Missouri. He created images that were used in railway promotional brochures for Fred Harvey & Co., whose personnel ran the restaurants for the Santa…
"In the Forgotten Land of God: The Influence of the Genizaros on Penitential Practices of the Mission Frontier of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado" By Randall James Weaver Graduate Student California State University, Dominguez Hills In 1840, the American explorer and trader Josiah Gregg encountered a startling scene…
Don Cristóbal de Oñate, who was New Mexico's second governor from 1608‑1610, was the son of Don Juan de Oñate and Dona Isabel Tolosa de Oñate. By Grace Meredith Field Worker Edited by: Carlotta Warfield Ina Sizer Cassidy WPA Biography Project Don Cristóbal de Oñate, who was New Mexico's…
Captain Don Luis de Rosas became the tenth governor of New Mexico in 1637. By Grace Meredith Tenth Governor of New Mexico 1637‑1641 WPA Biography Project Captain Don Luis de Rosas became the tenth governor of New Mexico in 1637. It is assumed that he traveled from Mexico City…
Biography/WPA Writers' Project of Captain Don Francisco de la Mora y Ceballos, eighth governor of New Mexico. By Grace Meredith Field Worker Eighth Governor of New Mexico 1632‑1635 Sometime during the month of March 1632, Captain Don Francisco de la Mora y Ceballos arrived in Santa Fe from Mexico…
Biography/WPA Writers' Project of Admiral Don Phelipe de Sotelo Ossorio, the sixth governor of New Mexico. By Grace Meredith Field Worker WPA Biography Project Sixth Governor of New Mexico 1625 – 1629 On December 21st, 1625, Admiral Don Phelipe de Sotelo Ossorio arrived in Santa Fe and became the…
Figueroa, Luis de Guzman y Biography/WPA Writers' Project of Captain don Luis de Guzman y Figueroa, the fourteenth governor of New Mexico. By Grace Meredith Fourteenth Governor of New Mexico 1647‑1649 WPA Biography Project Captain don Luis de Guzman y Figueroa, the fourteenth governor of New Mexico reached…
